At 11:11 AM 5/19/01 -0700, Tim May wrote:
>This gets back to a topic often discussed on the list: when can there be a
>lawsuit? Does a law have to be in violation or is it enough for some party
>to simply feel "aggrieved"?
Apparently the latter. See the judge's opinion -- there is no state or
federal law banning SSN redistribute, but he seems to think some nebulous
privacy interest is triggered:
http://www.politechbot.com/docs/justicefiles.opinion.051001.html
>The statists now in power seem to think (pace Feinstein, pace this action,
>pace many other actions) that reporting the names and identifying
>characteristics of state employees can be outlawed. So much for "Congress
>shall make no law....free speech."
Yep. Justicefiles.org does make a good point -- some cop in the Seattle
area didn't want to be served with a lawsuit, so he lied about where he
lived and refused service at work, with the complicity of other cops.
Having home addresses of cops available can -- so the site argues, at least
-- further the interests of justice.
-Declan
